Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-03

load Of 3. co chickens and ducks were
shipped fro Albion to California Tuesday.
Luke O'Brien, an old soldier living near
Dubuque, died Sunday at the age Of e. years.
George SultoD, a mschinis'. was run over
by the cars at Darlington and instantly killed.
A fine aow Of natural gas was struck at the
depth OF s~ixty-sIx feet AZ Jefferson, sAtur'
day.
The bulldogs and the sheds Of the fair
ground a. Sheldon were destroyed by fire
Sunday.
The Cherokee and ID .kota railroad are now
running regular trains from Cherokee TO
Sheldon.
A pickle factory at FarmiDgton Is said 10
have consumed IL, 0C0 bushels Of cIeuDbers
this season.
August Weelan, an old and respected citi-
zen OF DIS Moines, died Tuesday Of conges-
ton OF the lungs.
Tn, fourth annual meeting Of TIE Iowa SUI
| yey ors' association will occur at ID s Mtiues
on ID ,cember 10.
An insane man was captured wandering In
the vicinity Of ID lphi Monday. He is Of
French nationality.
The mere suspicion that there Is natural
gas at Webster City has doomed the Price OF
property 100 per cent.
James Shsfnor, OF Vinton, while coming
from his place CT business Saturday night,
fell and broke his .eg.
+ sbt young colored IN OF Colfsx we're al
raigned before the ,stice In DIS Moinos
Tuesday, for gambling.
The Pacific Mutual Telegraph company are
engaged In putting another wire on their
Omaha and Sioux City Inc.
Ashbury chapel, l)ca.ed Elk miles south Of
Knoxville, was total y dcstrt ID ~ hre sun.
day, causing a loss OF ~ .OCO.
K. j. Christie, Of Nlatoa, has been arpoiat
ed first assistant professor Of chemistry OF
the Iows agricultural college.
The village OF Sa!oni, in WarIel county,
was almost totally destroyed by fire Saturday.
Before the Games could be placed under COLI
troll fourteen buildings VITA their contents
had been burned. The losses will aggregate
nearly t75. 90, with only q small insurance.
Ward Gill Of Burlington is indeed for
ssi ault with intent to kill. He shot Mary
Brown and her escoit at North Hill park on
TIE night OF the l4;h becau:e the young lady
refused his attentions.
Anthony Otto, a night c'srk a. tie Gold.
stone hotel In Dts Moines, rte ntly registered
for a MN with a crlpp'ed hand. The wri'iag
led 10 his identity, and he was arrested
Friday night for o c'ime committed IN The
east.
At the last term Of the Dabrq lie district
court, Kennedy was convicted II murder In
the first degree, the jury fixing tie death pen
atty, and a new trial was granted because a
Juror wEs not a quaiied elector OF the state
The case is set for second trial on November
IS. The court denied o motion for q change
Of venue.
James Peterson, a well. to DO Sw6 dish farm.
er, living in Belivil!e township, Pocahontas
county, about six miles northwest OF Manson,
committed snicide on Saturday last By taking
Paris green. The deceased was q s I gle man,
about 80 years OF age. He had been acting
quite strangely Of late, and is thought 10 have
been insane. An inquest was held before jus
tice Swan Nelson, OF Bellyille township. DR..
ID. I. Martin, OF Manso1, made a postmor'em
examination, at which the above facts were
elected.
The case OF Chester Bellows, sentenced to
be hung at Charles Ci.y, December 10, is at.
tracing much attention, as there has not
been an execution In this state for twenty
y,ars. Efforts b. We lately been made to have
the n a 4 escape the gallows on tie ground Of
insanity. Judge r lddics. Il Floyd county,
the ia ige who presided site trial of Bellows,
has asked the governor /, consider the PIC
priety Ct inquiring into the mans sanity. The
governor has accordingly advise Cd the sheriff
Of that county 10 summon a Try TO SIT az a
commission de lunstlco irquirendo.
Tie following have been the issues OF pen
sions f,s Iosaas: Caristlana, III pthtr OF
Henry c.. LNncers, Lamont. M-xic,n var
- Seth p. Huntington. Clarion; David G :
bart, 0;tumva Orig'nal-O kepl,r, spl'-
vile; CT srles Diesirg Narshslitown. To-
cnGse-C. Hiram Holmes. Magnolia; JJhn
Figgins, Nondamin; Jscob Wiscorner, GrlI
nell Henry NJ. Engle, Bartlett: John A.
'acA1 AAlbbBB "ltiibiu DCLLlIl, IItI8t
Grove. Relssue-Ge>. w. Lee, Moultop. Re-
toratior--Na,y j., widow OF John Phillips,
Clinton. Original JOSIAH X chart, ntchn
~icsville; Mary Newell, WiDslow. Irerease-
Lester j. PArmonter, Fcrj; Samue, p. Carter,
Eldon Francis w. kimble, Selma: G.crge
Schrodv. WsuEon John s. PR
& inc, BROOKS; Matthias Halter, Montezlma
Selden Cady, Ermetsburg. Reissre-Wn.
7. Ward, Lewis; Geo. w Hungite, Pleasant
vile: J, I'M w. Miller, @ tumwa; George ".
Nentzer, Marion. Increase Levi G. HGF.
Council Bluffs; Fletcher y. Walker, Montrose;
CHRISTOPHER W. Mauds.eY, Ansm1es; T. imund
Warren, LCvIlla; Mlchsel Msttimore, De
Moiues; T. ioch K. Sireeter, Clifford Joseph
NeI, Charlton; Chas. A. Aleu, lret1r Geo.
A. Campbell, AbIngdon; Harvey +. B.oor-
field, ID corah.